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2026-27 Permanent Migration Program planning levels

The 2026-27 Permanent Migration Program, which runs from 1 July 2026, is set at 185,000 places, unchanged from 2025-26, with an approximate 70:30 split between skilled and family places. Planning levels are 132,240 places for the Skilled Migration Program, 52,460 for the Family Program and 300 for Special Eligibility. Within the skilled program, planning levels include 58,040 Employer-Sponsored, 21,090 Skilled Independent, 35,500 State/Territory Nominated and 14,110 Regional places. The Government states it will prioritise onshore applicants, with 129,590 places allocated to migrants already living in Australia.

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Updated guidance on health insurance requirements for visa holders

The Department has updated its guidance on adequate health insurance for visa applicants and holders and published a new Adequate Health Insurance Factsheet. It notes that most temporary visa holders and visitors are not eligible for Medicare and may be responsible for all healthcare costs during their stay. Depending on the visa held, appropriate private health insurance may also be needed to meet visa conditions.

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Community Support Program over capacity: lodgement limits and EOI pause

The Department advises that the Community Support Program (CSP), which has a set number of visa places each year, is over capacity and that processing may take up to 8 years. It has limited how many applicants each Approved Proposing Organisation can lodge from expressions of interest received before the lodgement pause, and has asked Approved Proposing Organisations to pause accepting expressions of interest from new applicants.

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